It's funny as I was reading this I saw the comment about guys sitting around waiting for the gorgeous instructor to ask them to dance...

I'm still relatively new to dancing, getting better every week, but prior to starting lessons a short time ago I have never, ever (let me reiterate) ever danced as I didn't know how.

So, although I'm not a shy person I feel rather nervous asking the lovely ladies to dance when I'm not confident in my leading abilities.

That said our school has a policy of never refusing a dance, at my first dance party I think I managed to sit out one song...I even had to dance songs I didn't know any of the steps for (that was interesting).

So the morale of the story is please ask the guys...we wouldn't be there if we didn't want to dance. Some of us, myself included, may just be a little nervous to ask you to dance all the time when we are unsure of our abilities...but if you ask us to dance we feel a little less pressured to 'be good'.

At least that's how I feel...hopefully in a few more months this will not apply to me at all and I can look back at it and laugh!

:D

Well, I'm always honnored and happy, when a girl or a lady asks me to dance and I would never refuse any, no matter if she dances well or not. Unfortunately in my country it is still very rare for ladies to ask men and many of girls think that's improper. Of course I don't agree with this opinion and I always try to convince girls to be more courageous.
Though I'm rather a good dancer and I'm convinced of my abilities I don't feel confortable to ask to dance girls I don't know. So I'm delighted when a girl asks me and I hope this custom will become more common also in my country:)